A 4 page paper presenting the characteristics of a desirable country in which to establish a greenfield investment for manufacturing a hydrogen-powered car. The first of a series of three papers on the same topic. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Future Cars, based in the United States, has developed a hydrogen-powered car (the H car), and originally intended to market it first in Australia. The managing director has
requested that the marketing director identify a foreign country that appears to be attractive as an alternate launch site. The country identified as appearing to be one of the
most favorable sites is The Netherlands. Selection was made from a regional bloc of six European nations - The Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Germany,
Ireland and Greece - all of which possess mature economies and all of which already are members of the European Union (EU). Final selection will be made on the
basis of business friendliness, unemployment rate, per capita income and interest in environmental issues. The Vehicle The H car is one that appears
to hold the greatest promise for future generation transportation. It burns no fossil fuel at all, thus eliminating all criteria compounds from auto emissions. It is powered solely
by hydrogen, which it obtains from plain water. Not only does it drastically reduce the accumulation of greenhouse gases, it uses a freely available, non-carbon resource.
The H car provides these immense benefits without too much sacrifice in performance. Its design is similar to other small hatchbacks, and its top speed
is 160 kmh. Its primary disadvantage is its cost, which is ?30,000 (US$23,437) only for production costs. The H car will need to sell for about ?38,400 (US$30,000)
to return a significant profit to the parent company after paying shipping fees, import taxes and other related items. Clearly, the country selected needs to be one in which